Restaurant delivery and takeaway sales rise 2.3% in September, NIQ says

By Public Technologies11:11 (UTC), 4 November 2026 Updated

Restaurant delivery and takeaway sales rose 2.3% on a like-for-like basis in September, below UK inflation of 3.5%.
Total revenue, including new restaurants and expanded delivery services, climbed 11.8% from September 2025.
Delivery sales increased 5.8% on a like-for-like basis, driven by third-party platform orders.
Takeaway and click-and-collect revenue fell 6.3% year over year, marking an 18th consecutive monthly decline.
At-home orders accounted for 20.9% of restaurant spending, with deliveries generating nearly three-quarters of that revenue.

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